£7,344
1989 MERCEDES 500SEC AUTO
Anglia Car Auctions • UK • 20 Jun 2026
Market Position:
Lowest 30% of Past Sales
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£7,344
1989 MERCEDES 500SEC AUTO
UK • 20 Jun 2026 • Lot 562
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1989 Mercedes 500SEC (C126) is a project car from a collector's estate, featuring a black leather interior with desirable options like heated seats and AC. Sold with extensive maintenance history up to 2017, its last MoT expired in 2019 and the car is untested with no keys, requiring significant recommissioning.
Condition
3
The car is being sold as a project with an expired MoT from 2019 and no keys. It is untested and has not been run, suggesting potential mechanical issues. While it has a good history with maintenance receipts and a collector as the previous owner, the lack of current operational status and missing keys significantly impacts its condition.
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108,547 miles
WDB1260442A480495
LHD
United Kingdom
Automatic
G669 TYR
1989
Auction
£7,344
1989 MERCEDES 500SEC AUTO
Anglia Car Auctions • UK • 20 Jun 2026
Market Position:
Lowest 30% of Past Sales
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Description
4973cc, auto.
This white Mercedes 500SEC (C126) is sold as a project, its last Mo
T having expired in 2019.
It comes from the estate of a Mercedes collector who acquired it in 2001, with only former 2 keepers recorded before him.
The black leather interior features heated seats, air conditioning and a sunroof, and the odometer shows 108,547 miles.
There are no keys with the car, and it is untested.
It comes with some old photos, its bill of sale from 2001, all Mo
T certificates from 2000 to 2017 and an impressive stack of maintenance receipts covering the same period.
These include £1600 spent on a custom exhaust in 2016.
First registration was in August 1989.
The registration number is non-transferrable.
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Price Analysis vs Other (W126) 500 SECs
£1,744
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£12,317
Median Price (Since 2020)
£414,990
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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Previous (W126) 500 SEC Sales
MOT Information
Valid
Expires on 20th Jul 2027
Latest MOT mileage:
108,580 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 21st Jul 2026, 108,580 miles
Passed
On 14th Sept 2018, 107,525 miles
There were 10 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
Passed
On 6th Jun 2017, 106,220 miles
Passed
On 10th Jun 2016, 102,983 miles
There were 4 defects noted.
Advisory:
- rear parking (secondary) brake imbalance requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.6b)
- exhaust poor not leaking
- all brake pipes coated
- due to age of vehicle various rubber bushes perished
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